What are you playing?

[SN2716057]

Spoiler

JK
Just some more Satisfactory

 

[SN2716057]

Trying to figure out Mount & Blade II Bannerlord

And played some Thronebreaker.

 

[Drone]

Maaaaaaan I forgot how much I love MGS2 Sons of Liberty. Just kicked Fatman's ass. Die bitch, die!

I miss Snake but Raiden kicks ass too! I don't like to hold up enemies, I just like to recognize guard patrol route and act accordingly.

Minimum interaction with maximum stay-out-of-sight approach. I hate killing soldiers and I never do.

I play on European extreme difficulty (being detected = game over), so no time for sexy girls posters lol

 

[Ruru]

Started RE3 for the 9th time... I guess you already know I love this?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Started RE3 for the 9th time... I guess you already know I love this?

I'm the same way with Crystalis.

 

[Ruru]

I'm the same way with Crystalis.

Played a match of PUBG with the good old Phenom, I got 3 kills!

 

[Maxson]

a little long but reasonable overview of the dlcs.
i dont 100% agree on his evaluations but he gives good explanations on the content of the dlcs then it is up to you to decide if they are worthy asked price.

Well the steam sale is here and Stellaris got it's discount. I'm looking at the bundles as I'm playing stellaris on an Xbox game pass I got with my new CPU and that will run out and I want the full game. There are a few different bundles:

Summer Sale Starter Pack: Stellaris, Leviathans Story Pack, Utopia, Synthetic Dawn Story Pack and Apocalypse for £27.45.

Stellaris Ascension Pack: Apocalypse, Utopia, MegaCorp, Leviathans Story Pack, Plantoids Species Pack and Humanoids Species Pack for £36.31

Summer Sale Collection Pack: Complete Soundtrack, Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers (eBook), Plantoids Species Pack, Leviathans Story Pack, Utopia, Galaxy Edition Upgrade Pack, Synthetic Dawn Story Pack, Apocalypse, Humanoids Species Pack, Distant Stars Story Pack, MegaCorp, Ancient Relics Story Pack, Lithoids Species Pack for £47.94

 

[ne6togadno]

Well the steam sale is here and Stellaris got it's discount. I'm looking at the bundles as I'm playing stellaris on an Xbox game pass I got with my new CPU and that will run out and I want the full game. There are a few different bundles:

Summer Sale Starter Pack: Stellaris, Leviathans Story Pack, Utopia, Synthetic Dawn Story Pack and Apocalypse for £27.45.

Stellaris Ascension Pack: Apocalypse, Utopia, MegaCorp, Leviathans Story Pack, Plantoids Species Pack and Humanoids Species Pack for £36.31

Summer Sale Collection Pack: Complete Soundtrack, Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers (eBook), Plantoids Species Pack, Leviathans Story Pack, Utopia, Galaxy Edition Upgrade Pack, Synthetic Dawn Story Pack, Apocalypse, Humanoids Species Pack, Distant Stars Story Pack, MegaCorp, Ancient Relics Story Pack, Lithoids Species Pack for £47.94

how about compose your own pack.

utopia and apocalypse are must have may be megacorp too. those are major dlcs and unlock a lot of game mechanics.
i dont have federations and cant say what is its worth. lately i play fanatic purifier i have -1000 relation with everyone so no federation with me. may be it is worthy for additional origin options but i wouldnt pay more than 10 euro for it. even w/o it you have 8 or 9 origins to play with and it isnt small number.

ancient relics and synthetic dawn for me are worthy at about 5 max 6 euro. ancient relics unlock relic hunting and relics give you bonuses or you can sell em for resources. while synthetic lets you "upgrade" your race to robots and open new development paths.

leviathans and distant stars are ok for max 5 euro. new anomalies and mid-end game hidden constellation. they add diversity in the game but i'd get distant stars before leviathans if i'd had to chose.

species packs are lowest priority for me (unless they are less then 2.5 euro) as i dont care much about ship skins/portraits. sure you get more diverse racial traits but you have to be very deep into the game in order this to matter.

i have 0 interest in ebooks and additional soundtracks. tracks that game have are fine and i either listen to them or turn them off when i am listening to talk show or my own playlist.

starter pack is okesh but you have to buy megacorp separate.
ascension give you all 3 big dlcs but you also get 2 of lowest valued dlcs as filler. you have to pay more for other dlcs.
in collection you pay for all unsalable dlcs that other wise you'd never buy.

i'd say set max $$ you'd want to spend and check what value you can fit in that amount by adding separate dlcs or making combo of pack and dlcs.
the rest will wait for next sale.
atm i cant open steam and cant give better advice w/o seeing actual prices.

ps dont get fooled by % discount values. check 3rd party price history tracking sites.

 

[lexluthermiester]

This might be late, but....

KANE LIVES!

 

[entropy13]

World of Tanks, after 5 years lol

 

[Ruru]

Now this is bullshit. I suppose WWE2K20 requires SSSE4 or something since it doesn't even launch on Phenom II?

 

[INSTG8R]

Now this is bullshit. I suppose WWE2K20 requires SSSE4 or something since it doesn't even launch on Phenom II?

Yeah that’s not the first game that’s hobbled AMDs most raised enough stink to get a workaround

 

[Ruru]

Yeah that’s not the first game that’s hobbled AMDs most raised enough stink to get a workaround

Yeah I know.. Apex etc. newer games also are a no-go on a Phenom II :/

 

[INSTG8R]

Yeah I know.. Apex etc. newer games also are a no-go on a Phenom II :/

Yeah but if enough people complain most devs have caved. But there has to be a ”cut off point“ eventually Last one I can think of was NMS

 

[...PACMAN...]

Just finished Last Of Us 2 on survivor, took me 50 hrs 47 min. No spoilers but man what a "game" I took my time and absorbed everything, discovering and collecting as much as I could along the way.

Very challenging in parts but I personally loved the story. Such care and attention to detail. I stand by my initial statement, it's a masterpiece.

Playing through the first one again now on grounded and then new game plus on part 2 with all my upgrades in place. Naughty Dog are wizards.

 

[A Computer Guy]

Streets of Rage 4 - nostalgia - just wow

 

[TheOne]

The Walking Dead: The Final Season.

 

[Calmmo]

Finished all the Yakuzas, FINALLY!..

I'm gonna try playing Last of Us, never managed to finish it as I'd watched the story on youtube (years ago) and actually playing the game the.. gameplay didn't do much for me.
That was back 2018 tho when id just bought my first console since the 90s so I was still trying to adjust to playing shooty games with a game pad. Im still no good but I think im now sliiiightly better?
Turns out I had like 3 hours left so I finished it already lol. Started II, aaand.. I hate the filmgrain, it looks awful.

 

[Maxson]

how about compose your own pack.

utopia and apocalypse are must have may be megacorp too. those are major dlcs and unlock a lot of game mechanics.
i dont have federations and cant say what is its worth. lately i play fanatic purifier i have -1000 relation with everyone so no federation with me. may be it is worthy for additional origin options but i wouldnt pay more than 10 euro for it. even w/o it you have 8 or 9 origins to play with and it isnt small number.

ancient relics and synthetic dawn for me are worthy at about 5 max 6 euro. ancient relics unlock relic hunting and relics give you bonuses or you can sell em for resources. while synthetic lets you "upgrade" your race to robots and open new development paths.

leviathans and distant stars are ok for max 5 euro. new anomalies and mid-end game hidden constellation. they add diversity in the game but i'd get distant stars before leviathans if i'd had to chose.

species packs are lowest priority for me (unless they are less then 2.5 euro) as i dont care much about ship skins/portraits. sure you get more diverse racial traits but you have to be very deep into the game in order this to matter.

i have 0 interest in ebooks and additional soundtracks. tracks that game have are fine and i either listen to them or turn them off when i am listening to talk show or my own playlist.

starter pack is okesh but you have to buy megacorp separate.
ascension give you all 3 big dlcs but you also get 2 of lowest valued dlcs as filler. you have to pay more for other dlcs.
in collection you pay for all unsalable dlcs that other wise you'd never buy.

i'd say set max $$ you'd want to spend and check what value you can fit in that amount by adding separate dlcs or making combo of pack and dlcs.
the rest will wait for next sale.
atm i cant open steam and cant give better advice w/o seeing actual prices.

ps dont get fooled by % discount values. check 3rd party price history tracking sites.

Thanks for the advice. I got these for £33.50 total:
Stellaris
Leviathans Story Pack
Utopia
Synthetic Dawn Story Pack
Apocalypse
Distant Stars Story Pack
Lithoids Species Pack
Ancient Relics Story Pack

I'm into the end game (I think) of my first game of Stellaris and I seem to be winning but the Taycan Progenitors seem to be waking up so I'm not sure what they will do!

 

[Sithaer]

Just finished the latest Boderlands 3 DLC 'Bounty of blood'.

It was alright and the new guns are pretty good, finally more than 1-2 weapons to pick from for endgame. 'until they nerf them,lol'

Also done the hardest content right now in the game on the hardest difficulty 'Guardian Takedown'.

That thing is so damn time consuming, even with no fails on my part it took me ~1 hour to finish with a proper build and ofc I got nothing useful from it.
Btw the guns from DLC 3 are far superior to the Guardian takedown weapons so theres like no reason to run this crap at the moment.

 

[ne6togadno]

Thanks for the advice. I got these for £33.50 total:
Stellaris
Leviathans Story Pack
Utopia
Synthetic Dawn Story Pack
Apocalypse
Distant Stars Story Pack
Lithoids Species Pack
Ancient Relics Story Pack

looks solid.
add the game or missing dlcs you'd want in the wishlist. paradox list the game for sale even outside of big sale events so you can get dlcs you miss quite easy (if you are willing to spend more on this game).

Taycan Progenitors seem to be waking up so I'm not sure what they will do!

go to diplomacy and check empire info. you'll get quite good hint on their attitude.
mid or end game crisis will begin soon. fallen empires will fight galactic invasion and can help you defeat it. but they may declare war on you if you sit between them and the invasion.
if they ask you for open borders make sure you agree unless you are sure you can beat em.
if you manage to conquer them you will get several quite juicy planets.

 

[Brandenburg]

Trying to figure out Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
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And played some Thronebreaker.

I love M&B :Warband w/ floris mod.. want to get bannerlord too but over spent myself on other things

been playing Shadow Empire alot this weekend

economy is in shambles after a decade of war with 3 factions and revolts from a new zone I had just captured after destroying attacker #2 and putting down revolts.. The enemy in green is the last remnants of a slaver faction (#3)..Not sure how many I killed.. Maybe 20k but i killed them all.

Since all the battles are over for a bit. Im trying to build up my infrastructure,supply network,reequipping and resupplying my army. I have yet to purchase a proper army/Corp. Militia troops reinforced with quite a few independent regiments/battalions .Its hard to build up your industrial points, when you are spending ,like a sailor visiting a brothel that hadn't seen a women in 6 months.. lol..

Overall, I like the game.. A few things I dont but overall, its hellafun..My faction is the AUTHARITARIATE and my title is Lord President ..

 

[GreiverBlade]

after watching an awful lot of "lets play" from Gopher on Youtube ... i decided to play, again,

"DSLR simulator" using modlist from the aforementioned youtuber (and surprise ... he's also the author of some mods i used before )

enjoying scenic view





cloaks and Dragonsteel weaponry from Winter Is Coming and Immersive Weapon respectively



the mod Interesting NPC has some ... interesting NPC (custom voiced and quite interactive but not totally on Inigo's level )



celebrating my 1101th hour in it ... more to go i reckon! Since i still miss 29 achievements

 

[SN2716057]

Played the demo of Desperados 3 (GOG) and I gotta say I like it.

Spoiler: 1 more

I also tried out Destroy all Humans (GOG) but meh.

 

[Splinterdog]

Yeah I know.. Apex etc. newer games also are a no-go on a Phenom II :/

It was the same with Far Cry 5 on my Phenom 965 and I kicked up a stink on the Ubisoft forums just as I did with the ridiculous Lighting Service being flagged as cheating. That issue was rectified eventually, but from what I read, it's not the game that won't run without SSE4, but the cheat software itself, although I stand to be corrected on that.